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SEC OKs Nasdaq's $62 million Facebook payoutMarch 25, 2013: 12:32 PM ET
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq's plan to pay $62 million to trading firms that incurred losses during Facebook's botched public debut last May.
The four major trading firms -- Knight Capital (KCG), Citadel, Citigroup (C) and UBS (UBS) -- lost a combined $500 million due to technical glitches at the Nasdaq during Facebook's initial public offering.
And while the accommodation plan won't compensate the firms in full, the SEC said it will "create a means of providing significantly more compensation for eligible claims, outside of litigation, than would otherwise be available."
If the SEC had rejected the plan, Nasdaq would have only been permitted to issue $3 million in compensation, according to current SEC rules.
UBS, which said it alone lost more than $350 million and previously called Nasdaq's plan "inadequate" and "insufficient," said in an email to CNNMoney that the SEC's approval does not change its opinion. The firm reiterated that it has already filed an arbitration claim against Nasdaq for the full amount of its losses that it says was due to Nasdaq's "gross mishandling of the Facebook IPO."
Citi, which had also called the proposal "insufficient" and said it should be "rejected," declined to comment.
Knight and Citadel had previously written to the SEC in support of Nasdaq's proposal, with Citadel managing director and general consul John Nagel calling the plan "objective and fair." Both firms had no comment Monday.
Nasdaq first proposed a $40 million compensation plan last June, and then boosted the amount to $62 million in July.


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Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose administration plans to close the Pontiac Correctional Center by Dec. 31, on Wednesday announced the formation of a task force to help the community adjust to losing its second-largest employer.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose administration plans to close the Pontiac Correctional Center by Dec. 31, on Wednesday announced the formation of a task force to help the community adjust to losing its second-largest employer.
Pontiac Mayor Scott McCoy, an opponent of the prison closure, expressed skepticism, saying, "It's nice for him to all of a sudden say he cares about us now. I think it's a little too late."
"I'm not saying that that isn't a welcome sign, but it's kind of hard to take a helping hand from the person who shoved you down in the first place," he added.
Blagojevich has said for months that he wants to shutter the 137-year-old Pontiac prison and fully open a newer prison in Thomson that, so far, has been only partially used because of state financial troubles. He believes the state would save money by closing Pontiac.
McCoy and other opponents of the closure disagree, saying the Pontiac area will suffer economically and the state's prison system will become more overcrowded and dangerous.
Last Friday, Department of Corrections Director Roger Walker notified prison workers' unions that the Pontiac facility would close by the end of 2008. Corrections officials have said the Pontiac employees can keep working for the state agency if they're willing to switch to other DOC facilities.
About 570 employees work at the prison, which is the second-largest employer in Pontiac and in Livingston County behind only Caterpillar Inc.
In a news release Wednesday, the Democratic governor said he was creating the task force "to develop real solutions and find ways to help the Pontiac community during this transition, and give them the help they need so people can support their families and pay the bills during these tough economic times."
McCoy said he hopes the task force will assist Pontiac-area residents who will lose their jobs and the businesses that will shut down because of the prison closure.
"A lot of these people are probably going to be looking for a different line of work," he said. "In that scenario, help from the state is welcome, but we shouldn't be in this situation in the first place."
The task force consists of representatives from 10 state agencies, including the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Human Services and the Illinois Community College Board. It will seek input from local elected officials and other community leaders.
Jennifer Ricker, Blagojevich's deputy chief of staff for public safety, said panel members met on Wednesday, and she asked them to compile a list of available state programs and services to assist Pontiac-area residents.
"I'm not totally familiar with all those programs," she said. "We're trying to look at what the state has used in the past, how they've done it and then what's the best possible one to use, or if there are multiple things that can work together."
In general terms, the assistance probably will include job retraining, economic development programs and grants, Ricker said. No cost is involved because those programs are already available, she said.
Blagojevich spokeswoman Jill Watson said that while other state task forces previously have been set up in Illinois to deal with issues such as long-term disaster recovery, this is the first one to address a state facilities closure. State officials hope it "will set a precedent and serve as a model on how to respond to communities quickly and efficiently if future closures occur," she said.
When asked whether a similar task force would be created in Springfield if the Illinois Department of Transportation's traffic safety moves to Harrisburg, as Blagojevich wants, Watson said officials presently are "focused on the Pontiac task force."
Asked how it will be decided whether the Pontiac task force is a success, she said there would be "an open dialogue" with local officials about the community's needs.
McCoy, meanwhile, said Pontiac-area officials are "kind of in preparation mode for the place shutting down," though they haven't given up on keeping the prison open.
McCoy thinks the prison's supporters have exhausted their legal avenues because even if a pending lawsuit eventually succeeds, it merely would keep the prison open through June 30, 2009.
"It's a little bit of a Hail Mary, I guess," he said. "For the most part, what we need to do is we need to find out what the governor needs to keep the prison in operation."
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Guests: Howard Fineman, Hampton Pearson, Michael Steele, Bob Shrum, David Mack, Robin Wright, Ron Reagan, Arjun Makhijani
CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: I'm sick of Newton!
Let's play HARDBALL.
Good evening. I'm Chris Matthews up in Philadelphia tonight.
Leading off tonight: War of words. Are Republicans criticizing President Obama's Libya policy for legitimate reasons or simply because it's President Obama's policy? For instance, two weeks ago, Newt Gingrich said he would, quote, "exercise a no-fly zone this evening" over Libya. Now he says, "I would have not intervened." You say neither, I say neither. The war of words over the war is our top story tonight.
Plus, unintended consequences. What if Gadhafi pulls back, abides by a ceasefire, and then stays on the scene? What happens then? Can Gadhafi actually survive?
Also, a top nuclear scientist says the disaster over in Japan reminds us here that the nuclear industry over here in the United States has gained control of the agency which is supposed to regulate it, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In other words, in the NRC, the foxes are guarding the henhouse. How do we fix this baby?
And the juiciest story of the day for HARDBALL, certainly. It's now likely that Michele Bachmann will, in fact, form an exploratory committee, but she says she hasn't yet decided whether to run or not for president. When in the last time—when was the last time anybody watching now can remember someone forming an exploratory committee to run for president and not actually running? By the way, didn't we create her here?
Finally, let's all thank Sarah Palin for setting us straight. She's explained that the long historic existential conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is merely a "zoning issue." Idiocy.
We start with the war of words about the war in Libya. Michael Steele's the former chairman of the RNC, the Republican National Committee -- and he's still our Republican National Committee chairman—
MATTHEWS: -- and Bob Shrum is a Democratic strategist. Do I hear the voice and chuckle worthy (ph) of Mr. Michael Steele?
MICHAEL STEELE, FORMER RNC CHAIRMAN: You do.
MATTHEWS: Sir, are you here? OK—
STEELE: I am here. How're you doing, Chris?
MATTHEWS: OK, I want you and Bob Shrum—it's great to have you, Bob. This is one of our great ones of our time. Here's Newt Gingrich supporting a no-fly zone and Newt Gingrich quickly thereafter disagreeing with what he said he wanted done. Let's listen to both of these guys, both Newt Gingrich. Let's listen.
NEWT GINGRICH (R-GA), FMR. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Exercise a no-fly zone this evening, communicate to the Libyan military that Gadhafi was gone and that the sooner they switch sides, the more likely they were to survive, provided help to the rebels to replace him.
The United States doesn't need anybody's permission. We don't need to have NATO, who, frankly, won't bring much to the fight. We don't need to have the United Nations. All we have to say is that we think that slaughtering your own citizens is unacceptable and that we're intervening.
MATTHEWS: Slaughtering is unacceptable over there. He can't go after Benghazi and kill all those people. We got to go in with a no-fly zone. Now check out what he said later.
GINGRICH: The standard he has fallen back to of humanitarian intervention could apply to Sudan, to North Korea, to Zimbabwe, to Syria this week, to Yemen, to Bahrain. I mean, this isn't a serious standard, this is a public relations conversation.
I would not have intervened. I think there were a lot of other ways to affect Gadhafi. I think there are a lot of allies in the region that we could've worked with. I would not have used American and European forces.
MATTHEWS: Blah, blah, blah! Michael, I don't know how you can content—even begin to defend this opportunist who every time the president does one thing, he attacks it. Then when the president changes position, or takes his advice, if you will, and acts according to what he said he should do, act to save these people from slaughter, he then attacks them for doing that, being humanitarian.
What do you make of this argument in principle between his two principles that contradict each other?
STEELE: Well, I—well, I—I don't think there's so much as a principle contradiction or a contradiction in principle there are you're trying to make out, Chris. I think—
MATTHEWS: Oh, OK.
STEELE: I think—I think exactly what Newt is saying in the first instance was, Let's go—let's go forward with the no-fly plan, everybody come together, the no-fly zone, let's have the plan and let's do it. Here we are now, some weeks later, without a real plan. You know the Washington talk, as well as the national talk is, What's the plan? Where's the strategy?
So we're going into this country. We've got this process under way. We don't know what the exit strategy is. We don't know what the ground game is. And so yes, in light of that, this is not the best way and best approach to take without the structure in place to do it.
MATTHEWS: But Michael, you speak the truth and you've got some nuance and intelligence behind it. That's not what Newt said. Newt said, Go in to avoid a slaughter. And then when the president went in to avoid a slaughter for humanitarian reasons, he opposed in principle what he had said to do.
STEELE: I think it's because—again, you know, I'll go back to that point. I think because when the president finally went in, finally went in, he in without the structure and the strategy necessary to justify the humanitarian argument that you're going to make. At the end of the day, we don't know. Is this humanitarian? Is this military? Are we—is the goal to take Gadhafi out? Is it to leave him in? What is the strategy here?
And if you're going to put life and limb of our U.S. soldiers and military personnel, as well as the people there in Libya, in harm's way, you've got to have a little bit more than what the president's given. I think that's all Newt's saying.
MATTHEWS: OK, Michael. Nice try, by the way, Michael. By the way, you obviously didn't watch "The Lone Ranger" growing up, like I did. Or maybe you did. Remember how Tonto would say, He speak with forked tongue?
MATTHEWS: I think—I think Newt Gingrich speaks with forked tongue.
That's my view, forked tongue. Your view, Bob?
BOB SHRUM, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: Well, I was a little surprised Michael defended him because I think what he did was indefensible. You can't say, I would intervene tonight and I would intervene on humanitarian reasons, and then turn around and say, I wouldn't intervene in Libya, we could've relied on our allies. Those statements are in absolute contradiction, no matter how you try to square them.
Look, the truth of the matter is, the president does have a plan here. I think the plan does involve regime change. He can't say it because that's not what's in the U.N. resolution. I think that will be the ultimate outcome. And by the way, I think that's how the president will be judged. In the meantime, what we have is a lot of white noise, a lot of partisan opportunism. Michael's right, this isn't about principle, this is about opportunism and people jumping on the president.
MATTHEWS: Well, I said that.
SHRUM: But in the—
STEELE: That wasn't—that wasn't me.
SHRUM: But in the end—but in the end, this will be judged by the results. And I think in the end, Gadhafi will be gone.
STEELE: Bob—
MATTHEWS: Let's take a look at this—let's get away from partisan politics for five seconds here, Michael.
STEELE: Sure.
MATTHEWS: You raised a good point, the president hasn't announced a plan. But is Bob right? The reason—I mean, is Bob correct here in saying the reason he hasn't been forthcoming is because we're using the U.N. in this case to get done what we want done, get rid of Gadhafi, but we can't say so?
STEELE: Well, I just find that a little bit disingenuous—
MATTHEWS: It is!
MATTHEWS: But is it appropriate?
SHRUM: It's called diplomacy.
STEELE: -- particularly after all the hellfire noise they raised, the Democrats raised about President Bush and his approach and strategy to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. So I just—I—you know, I think that that's a little bit crazy when you go down that road.
The reality of it is, the president should have done as President Bush did—
STEELE: -- go before the American people, go before the Congress—
STEELE: -- lay out the argument, lay out the evidence, make the case. And then—and then get the votes you need with our Congress, and not with the U.N. first.
MATTHEWS: OK. OK. Let me tell you—is there a difference between BS'ing the American people, which your guy did, and BS'ing the Chinese, the Russians and the Germans to get us a U.N. resolution?
STEELE: Oh, please, Chris!
MATTHEWS: I say it's OK to BS them. That's how we disagree.
SHRUM: By the way, this whole analysis on going to Congress is ahistorical. We haven't had a declaration of war since 1942 --
STEELE: Exactly.
SHRUM: -- against Bulgaria when it joined the Nazis.
MATTHEWS: OK, let's go—
SHRUM: Take the words Grenada, Noriega, the Balkans.
MATTHEWS: OK, let's—
SHRUM: Two Republican presidents, one Democrat went without even consulting the Congress.
MATTHEWS: Bob—Bob, let's go to Speaker Boehner's concern. It's a well-written letter to the president. Quote—this is from Speaker Boehner to President Obama yesterday. Quote, "I and many other members of the House of Representatives are troubled that U.S. military resources were committed to war without clearly defining for the American people, the Congress and our troops what the mission in Libya is and what America's role is in achieving that mission. It is my hope that you will provide the American people and Congress a clear and robust assessment of the scope, objective and purpose of our mission in Libya and how it will be achieved."
By the way, Savannah Guthrie said the other day she never wants to see that word "robust" again in politics.
MATTHEWS: Not a bad statement. What do you think of that letter, Michael?
STEELE: I—three cheers to the speaker. It's really refreshing to see the leadership come square to the table with the president and say, OK, let's—this is the partnership you should really have right here, between the White House and the leadership in Congress. Let's talk this thing through. Let's understand and go to the American people together. Bravo, Speaker Boehner. Thank you for putting the points on the table. Thank you for asking the right questions that the American people want answers to.
And back to something that Bob said a little bit earlier. You know, you're absolutely right. This exercise could take place in a whole host of other parts of Africa and the continent right now, from Yemen to Bahrain. Why aren't we—if we're talking humanitarian intervention, why aren't we being consistent in that philosophy, in that principle in doing that? And I think that's something Speaker Boehner wants to hold the president's feet to.
MATTHEWS: Did you vote for—
STEELE: And I applaud him for it.
MATTHEWS: Did you secretly vote for Obama, Michael? Because you're now using his lexicon. You're the only other guy besides him who says "a host of other," "a host of"—that's—you are imitating the—you did vote for him, I know you did!
STEELE: No, no! That did not happen.
MATTHEWS: Your chance, Bob.
SHRUM: Well, listen, if all the Republicans had been as loyal to
Michael as Michael is to them, he'd still be head of the RNC. The fact is
the fact is—the fact is that if this had gone to Congress, we would've had Rand Paul filibustering while Benghazi burned.
We actually do have a vital interest now in Libya. Five American presidents have said this guy has to go. If he stays in power, he's going to be inimical. He's going to be a terrorist haven. He's going to do everything he can to disrupt the Arab world.
And it's utterly simplistic to say we ought to intervene in Bahrain if we're going to intervene in Libya because foreign policy, as all presidents know, is a balance of your ideals and your interests. We have some vital interests in Libya (SIC). We can't let Iran expand its influence there. Obviously, we're not going to intervene there. In Libya, our ideals and our interests coincide. It's time for regime change there. I think it will happen.
STEELE: So how do you rationalize the condemnation of going after Saddam Hussein and members of the Democratic Party now elevating Obama as the savior—
SHRUM: You didn't really just ask me that question.
STEELE: I sure did.
SHRUM: Well, I'll give you the answer. Because your guy lied and Vice President Cheney lied—
STEELE: Oh, please! He did not lie!
SHRUM: -- and said there were—
STEELE: Come on, Bob!
SHRUM: -- weapons of mass destruction.
STEELE: Bob, come on.
SHRUM: There were no weapons of mass destruction. Congress never would've approved that resolution—
STEELE: Going back to Bill Clinton—
SHRUM: It was a war based on a lie.
STEELE: Oh, please.
SHRUM: And thousands and thousands—hundreds of thousands of people
STEELE: -- talking points by now on this.
SHRUM: What?
STEELE: I thought you guys would be past the—I thought you guys would be past the talking points by now on this.
SHRUM: Those aren't talking points! You know, those kids who are buried all over America are not talking points!
STEELE: Well, wait a minute. Let me—let me just—let me just make this point. Going back to Clinton, we all know—and the Democrats, again, sided with President Bush. They looked at the same evidence he did.
SHRUM: No, a lot of them didn't, actually.
SHRUM: A lot of them didn't. Ted Kennedy didn't.
STEELE: You mean they voted for something they didn't—they—
SHRUM: No, Ted Kennedy voted against it. A lot of Democrats voted against it.
STEELE: Oh, come on! Yes. Right.
SHRUM: And that doesn't settle the issue.
STEELE: A good number of them voted for it and—
SHRUM: OK, that's a fair statement.
STEELE: And the reality of it is that you're trying to draw a hair's distinction between Saddam Hussein and Gadhafi because you like this setting.
SHRUM: No.
STEELE: Your guy's in charge.
SHRUM: No. We actually—
STEELE: If that's what you're telling me, that's not good foreign policy.
SHRUM: No, it was actually—if he didn't have weapons of mass destruction, it was against our national interest to remove him because he was a counterweight to Iran, and we've now created the possibility of a—
MATTHEWS: By the way, Bob's right, you're wrong, Michael because they did lie about the war. And Rumsfeld's book proves it. Rumsfeld's book lays it all out about that war, clearly saying, We knew there was no nuclear threat. In fact, he got it from the—directly from the top of intelligence for the Joint Chiefs. He had the information.
STEELE: There was a lot more there than the nuclear threat.
MATTHEWS: I know. I know.
STEELE: A lot more humanitarian, you know, issues related to what—
SHRUM: That's not why we went to war.
STEELE: Michael Steele, sir, you're always welcome on this program.
Bob Shrum, you know you are, too.
Coming up: So what if Gadhafi doesn't go? Now, this is a big question, fact question. Will he get blown away by these air strikes or not? And if not, how long will he last? And what happens then, if he's sitting there perhaps longer than President Obama's president? What happens?
This is HARDBALL, only on MSNBC.
MATTHEWS: The Hispanic population in this country has made surprising gains over the past decade, exceeding estimates across the country. New census data released just today shows the Hispanic population has hit a milestone, 50 million people in this country. That means 1 in every 6 Americans is Hispanic in their background. That's a 32 percent increase from the year 2000 -- 32 percent. And these shifting demographics will mean no doubt big changes in the country's political landscape.
HARDBALL back after this.
MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL. Is it possible that Moammar Gadhafi will hold onto power in Libya? What if he stays in office despite all the international support for the rebels and all the bombing? How long could that last?
Robin Wright is a joint fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, and former United States ambassador David Mack has served in many posts, including he had an early assignment interacting with Gadhafi himself. He's a scholar at the Middle East Institute right now.
Thank you, Robin, and thank you, Mr. Ambassador. Let me ask you, Robin, first, and the same question to both of you, I guess. Could Gadhafi hang on indefinitely? Robin first.
ROBIN WRIGHT, WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER: I find it very unlikely. The man is squeezed economically and physically, politically, militarily. This is a country that has a rather small military, somewhere around 10,000. He has a small population, 6.5 million. He is now facing the mightiest military in the world and the mightiest military alliance. He could hold out, perhaps, for a while. But I think long term, I think it'd be—it's very unlikely, I suspect, he'd be in power by the end of the year.
MATTHEWS: So what's he do, he gets on a plane and goes to Venezuela? How do we know we win? He's not going to get hit by our bullets, probably, or our bombs, probably. How do you get him to leave? How does that—tell me that picture. What happens?
WRIGHT: I think this is the most unusual of the rebellions we have seen. All the other leaders could either leave the country, or in the case of Egypt, he could even stay within the country. But Gadhafi is a man who is unlike any other leaders in the Arab world. He is disliked, distrusted. He's very eccentric. People know that he has some kind of personality disorder, to put it mildly. And finding a place of refuge, he's more likely to go to some place in Africa, if he survives this at all.
MATTHEWS: Zimbabwe maybe. Mugabe, somebody like that. You know the area. Who would take him? Because I think that's a big part of the end game here. He ain't going unless he has someplace to go. And if he doesn't go, we got to keep fighting him.
WRIGHT: Well, the military clearly plays a critical role, as it did in Tunisia and Egypt. In both countries, the military said that they were not going to fire against their own people. In Libya, they said they have, and he's used mercenaries to reinforce that. The question is, is there at some point someone who has close enough access to him to do something? I think this situation is more unpredictable than any other place.
MATTHEWS: Yes. Let me go to the ambassador. Mr. Ambassador Mack, could he survive just indefinitely until we stop thinking about him?
DAVID MACK, FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UAE: Not indefinitely, but he'll be there longer than we would like. He's be there longer than President Sarkozy and some of the—and the French foreign minister think he will be there. But he'll be gone long before he imagines that he will be because, as Robin has suggested, he's going to be under a tremendous amount of pressure, but the—he'll stay. He'll go down to the last bullet. However, a lot of the people around him on whom he depends are not going to want to go down to the fiery death along with him. And they know that they can—they need to find a way to separate their destiny from his. And as they feel the sense of isolation, the economic pressures, they will find some way to do that.
MATTHEWS: Robin, Saddam Hussein never really had a plan to escape. I
I never quite understood that. I'm a little suspicious of the people who fought the war from our side.
They never sent him a signal, look, if you bug out of there, if you really escape, we will leave you alone. We won't track you down and take you to The Hague. We will leave you alone. So, he had no incentive to get out of Iraq, but he went and hid in the ground, underground, like some sort of, you know, groundhog.
This guy, is he thoughtful enough, does he have friends enough to say, look, we will cut a deal with Hugo Chavez; we will get you a place to stay over there; it won't be so bad; you will have your guards and your millions or billions? Does he—is he thoughtful enough? Will Saif, his kid, get him out of there? Will his friends get him out of there, so we can end this, or not?
WRIGHT: Well, as I said, it's very hard to predict.
I think his kids are really a critical element right here. His sons have been very influential. They have control over some of the military wings. And they will be looking for their own futures as well. These are kids—young—they're in their—I think their 30s and 40s now—who are Westernized. They are fairly well-educated. His son Saif, who's considered his heir apparent, was educated in London.
And—and they will be the ones, I think ultimately to say to him, either you have to think about a different future, you have to take refuge someplace else. I doubt they turn against their father. But they're more important in—I think, than any other element in society.
MACK: Well, Robin—
MATTHEWS: Mr. Ambassador, we had McDonough on yesterday.
MACK: Yes.
MATTHEWS: And he talked about the economic stranglehold we have on him. And here's my question. Is he able to make a nickel out of the oil wells over there? Are they all basically inactive because of the sanctions or because they're held by the rebels?
MACK: I think a combination of both of those factors is going to make it very, very unlikely that significant revenues are going to go—be going to Gadhafi.
However, he probably has got a lot of money with him and gold with him in Libya. He can probably continue to pay off some of the people that he depends upon.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
MACK: So, I'm not sure that—that he will have the wherewithal to last for many months. But he certainly is going to last for many weeks, or at least he has the capability of doing that.
The no-fly zone is not going to remove him. It's going to be these other tools, sanctions, isolation, and, as Robin suggested, the pressure of his children. And Gadhafi himself might be happy to be a martyr. But, like any other father, he's going to be concerned about the future of his sons and daughters.
MATTHEWS: Interesting stuff. Thank you for all that intelligence, both of you, Robin Wright and Ambassador David Mack. Great segment.
Up next: Sarah Palin may have hit a new low. I don't know what she's talking about sometimes. Maybe she's being used. Maybe she wants to be used. She's saying stupid things about the Middle East. And it's very tricky over there for our country. She's talking about the Israeli settlements in a—kind of a wacky way.
We're going to talk about that when we get back in the "Sideshow," where it belongs. That's ahead, Sarah Palin doing her worst, only on MSNBC.
MATTHEWS: Back to HARDBALL. Time for the "Sideshow."
First up: the world according to Sarah. President Obama, like President Bush, before him backs the creation of a Palestinian state on the West Bank.
Well, fresh off her day-and-a-half trip to Israel, Sarah Palin has her own position.
SARAH PALIN ®, FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR: I think that there are many in Israel who would feel even more comfortable knowing that there is an even greater commitment from those who presently occupy the White House that—that they are there on Israel's side and our most valuable ally in that region can count on us.
PALIN: President Obama was inappropriate to intervene in a zoning issue in Israel, though. I mean, let Israel decide their zoning issues.
MATTHEWS: Translation: Palin views the creation of a Palestinian state as a zoning issue.
She doesn't know what she's talking about.
Next up: labor pains up in Maine. Tea Party Governor Paul LePage has called for this 36-foot mural hanging in the state's Department of Labor to be removed. Why? His administration thinks it's too one-sided in favor of unions.
LePage's spokesman said business owners have actually complained about the images of lumberjacks, shoemakers, and Rosie the Riveter. Add this to Governor LePage's push for higher retirement ages for state employees and a bill that would let state employees opt out of paying union dues. This guy is no friend of labor.
Heading out to California, a fund-raiser dubbed the political event of the year. Tonight, the Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama brings you an evening of Joes—no, not Joe Scarborough. You have got immigration hard-liner Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Arpaio of Arizona, 2008's one-hit wonder Joe the plumber, Tea Partier Joe Miller, the Republican nominee who lost in that write-in campaign run by the state incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski up in Alaska. Not to be left out, Sharron Angle is also slated to make an appearance.
Say it ain't so, Joes.
On a lighter note, TV's coming attractions—HBO is coming out with a
movie based on "Game Change." This is a can't-miss story on the 2008
presidential election. Julianne Moore—she is great—has been tapped
to play Sarah Palin. The just-announced pick for John McCain—I love it
Ed Harris, a guy from South Jersey, who was fantastic as the Philly gangster in "A History of Violence." Love that guy.
No broadcast date and no pick to play President Obama. Can't wait.
Up next: Michele Bachmann may not have a handle on American history, but it looks like she wants to run for president. She's likely to get in the race, apparently, according to Chris Cillizza of "The Post," despite thinking our founding fathers were against slavery and the Battles of Lexington and Concord took place in New Hampshire.
You're watching HARDBALL, only on MSNBC.
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Stocks holding on to strong gains, despite persistent global concerns, the Dow Jones industrial surging 84 points, the S&P 500 adding 12, and the Nasdaq looking especially healthy with a 38-point jump. Surprisingly light volume again today, with investors digesting some mixed earnings and economic reports.
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REP. MICHELE BACHMANN ®, MINNESOTA: I'm in for 2012, in that I want to be a part of the conversation of making sure that President Obama only serves one term, not two.
MATTHEWS: This is shooting fish in a barrel.
We're back.
Tea Party Caucus founder Congresswoman Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is on a swing through Iowa this week. And, today, her advisers told reporters she may form a presidential exploratory committee in May and no later than June.
Howard Fineman is the senior political editor for Huffington Post. Ron Reagan is author of "My Father at 100," a great book about President Reagan.
Let's go to this question.
Michele Bachmann, I think—Howard and Ron, I think what's going on here is, she's looking at the upcoming NBC debate that's going to be moderated by Brian—Brian Williams, and she's thinking, I don't want to miss this baby. There's four stiffs in that. I could be the exciting one, the only woman in the battle. I could stand out because I'm a little more flashy than these other guys, to put it lightly, certainly more flashy than Romney or Pawlenty. Here's a chance to really, really make a mark in American debate.
What do you think, Howard? Is that what she is up to?
HOWARD FINEMAN, NBC CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Well—
MATTHEWS: Win or lose, she can always drop out later.
FINEMAN: Yes, that's part of what she's up to.
She loves the limelight, obviously. I remember, on the swearing-in day in the House a couple months ago, being up in the gallery looking down on the—on the House floor, and she made sure she was right in the front row with all her kids and her family, loving all the attention. So, that's part of it.
But I think she's serious, at least about Iowa, for sure. She's from Iowa. She's strongly anti-abortion. She's right on all the issues with a lot of the likely Republican caucus attenders in Iowa. And depending on the poll you read, about half of those people are evangelical Christians. And she is with them point by point by point by point.
She could make a big play in Iowa, whether we, you know, inside the Beltway take her seriously or not.
MATTHEWS: You know, I think, Ron, just in terms of television values, if you get four stiff guys up there, boring-looking guys, they will either be looking at her because she's certainly more attractive than the other candidates, just—just to be up there, and then they will either look at the—the Mephistophelian look of Newt Gingrich, because they just want to hurt themselves—
MATTHEWS: -- because of some sort of, I don't know, misery-loving, or they will look at her, because she might say something really wild. She will be the wild cannon out there, it seems to me.
RON REAGAN, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Yes. And if you're a Democrat or
somebody who supports the Democratic Party, of course you're rubbing your
hands together, because she adds yet another whack-a-doodle element to the
REAGAN: -- whack-a-doodle Republican field here.
But Howard hit it on the—on the head, I think, when he talked about the strength of the evangelical right in Iowa. That gives her a real shot, I think, you know, Mike Huckabee also.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
REAGAN: She could come in second place in Iowa, and that improves your quote a lot when you do that. She could become a much more significant player in the Republican Party with a second-place or maybe even a first-place finish in Iowa.
MATTHEWS: Let's cut her some slack here for about one or two minutes, Howard. She has apparently a very compelling personal story. And when you go out and talk to the church people, I would assume that would matter as much as positions that she nails down.
What do you make—what do you think of that?
FINEMAN: Yes. I mean, Chris, I'll tell you what.
The more you look at her, whatever you think of her theatricality and her wild statements, in terms of her personal background, in terms of her being an evangelical Christian, in terms of her beliefs in Christian education, in terms of her abortion position, her position on gay rights, all the way down the line, you feed it all into a computer in terms of stands on the issues, and she is on point with every megachurch political activist in Iowa right up and down the line, I can tell you, not only her personal family as well—you know, they have 23 foster kids that they have taken care of.
I mean, she—she is a dream candidate for that particular group. Now, whether they're going to sit there and say, hey, wait a minute, could this woman win a general election, they may be influenced by that, but they're going to like her personally, I guarantee you.
MATTHEWS: Well, let's—let's just do the quick math here, the quick political rundown, Ron. You—you lead the way here.
Romney, as I said the other night, makes empty suits, gives them a bad name.
MATTHEWS: Huckabee's probably not going to run because he likes the money that Roger Ailes is giving him over at FOX. Palin is apparently not going to run, but you never know. Gingrich, with his personal history, how does he match up against this woman? He's had more wives than she's had foster kids.
MATTHEWS: Just kidding. I can't say that. I'm just kidding. That's overstatement.
But what do you make of this?
REAGAN: No, you're absolutely right. That—the entire Republican field is—is deeply flawed, as a whole, and each of the candidates has a particular flaw that they—they bring to the table there.
I mean, imagine if you're an independent voter. Maybe you voted for Obama last time, but now, you know, you're out of work. You're not quite satisfied with the economy. You're looking at the Republican Party. Maybe they can do better. So you tune into a Republican primary debate, and the first three people you see are Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, and Donald Trump.
REAGAN: Unless you're—
REAGAN: -- unless looking for Snooki to get into the race, you're—you're getting off that bus.
REAGAN: You know, this is bad for the Republican Party, and I think some Republicans know it.
MATTHEWS: But they are going to have some legitimate candidates, like Governor Pawlenty and Governor Romney.
REAGAN: Oh, and doesn't your heart start to race when you hear the name Pawlenty?
MATTHEWS: Howard, you're so nonpartisan. You're just—this is killing you, because this is rich material here. This is—
MATTHEWS: When is the last time that a party has fielded this kind of showcase of cartoon characters? I mean, you put them all up there together, I mean, they're all going to be so rich and they're all going to be reaching for the stars in terms of wild, attention-grabbing lines, aren't they?
FINEMAN: Yes, I think they're going to have to.
And, of course, on one level, as we were discussing the other day, it's kind of amusing to watch the likes of Mitt Romney try to play in this field.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
FINEMAN: You know, he's—he doesn't have the moves for—for the audience that he's going to have to play to.
Tim Pawlenty is sort of the—is going to go for the un-objectionability vote, I suppose.
FINEMAN: And—and—and all the rest are—are, shall we say, vivid characters.
But the thing that strikes me about Michelle Bachmann is, if you really look at her stands on the issues—and some of them sound crazy, like the stuff about the incandescent light bulb—you know, she wants to resurrect incandescent light bulbs and all that—it sounds wacky, but she can go a mile deep on the issues with evangelical voters.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
FINEMAN: And, in Iowa—I hate to keep saying this—but, in Iowa, that's really what matters. And she's a multi-generational Iowan. You know, she was born in Iowa.
She—I'm sure she can't resist it. Yes, she's going to get into those debates, because she is a—wants to be a star, and she knows she's more attractive than the other candidates just as a personality.
MATTHEWS: Sure.
FINEMAN: But I'm sure she can't resist the idea that she could go in there to—in Iowa and really clean up.
And I think that's one reason, aside from TV and so forth, why somebody like Mike Huckabee is holding back, because if she gets in it in Iowa, Mike Huckabee would be in a fight for his life with evangelical voters in that state.
MATTHEWS: Ron Reagan, should I feel guilty because a couple years ago on this program on HARDBALL, I brought it out, I got her to go really wild out of nowhere. She keeps—she sort of politically born there saying that we have to investigations of all the Democratic members of Congress, the McCarthy thing and she gloried in that. I feel like the Moe Greene of this one, I built this place, like "Godfather," you know?
And should I feel guilty about this, Ron?
REAGAN: In a word, yes.
MATTHEWS: And now I'm watching my friend Howard do a very subtle build-up of her. And I'm going, he's building up—he knows he's doing it for just sheer journalistic joy in getting to cover a more interesting debate. Admit you want her in this field, Howard.
REAGAN: Oh, yes, I do
FINEMAN: Of course. Well, listen, there's a difference—there's a difference between what any journalist would have fun covering and what would necessarily be good for the country, OK? We'll just leave it at that.
MATTHEWS: Let's take a look at what Fred Barnes has to say. He's a smart guy. "I think we need to wait until September and see if the field we have is inspiring Republicans or not. And if not, then there might be pressure, enormous pressure," he writes, "on others to jump." He mentions Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, even Paul Ryan, the conservative budget guy. "I think there's widespread sentiment that people want to see other candidates."
Now, that's a question, Howard. As a journalist, do you have a sense that they're just—they're looking at this field as sort of the spring list, but there's going to be a fall list?
FINEMAN: Yes, I think that's possible. And I think Fred Barnes is as good an authority on what is acceptable within the conservative, you know, establishment mainstream as there is. And, clearly, Fred doesn't like what he sees so far and he wants to look for some other players later on, because, you know, the conservatives are going to have to look for somebody that they can sell to those independent voters as you were saying, Chris, and as Ron was saying.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
FINEMAN: And a lot of these characters for various reasons just won't do it. Michele Bachmann, I keep talking about how strong she could be in Iowa. There's no way she could be a general election candidate. There's just no way. There's just no way.
MATTHEWS: Is there any way, Ron, she—
REAGAN: Let me ask --
MATTHEWS: Go ahead, I'm sorry, Ron. Go ahead.
REAGAN: Let me ask you guys. If Romney or Pawlenty, one of the more standard Republicans, doesn't get traction in the early primaries, do you think that the Republicans will start looking for a Jeb Bush or somebody, a Paul Ryan in September, in the fall?
MATTHEWS: Well, I think if the president's down to 44 percent the way he is right now, they have to have a meeting—of the white boys club or whatever they call those governors that meets somewhere in Birmingham. And don't they, Howard, they're going to have one of those meetings in the men's room, wherever the hell they meet and pick another candidate?
FINEMAN: Well, I wouldn't call it—I wouldn't call the organization that, exactly.
MATTHEWS: What would you call it?
FINEMAN: Well—what passes for the leadership of the party.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
FINEMAN: Somebody like—somebody like Haley Barbour is making the calculation that he—even though he's the Southern good old boy character or maybe partly because he is, can come off as an adult and a mainstream in this environment. I mean, that's Haley's play is that—look at all these other people other. Yes, I've got my infirmities, I was a lobbyist, you know, I'm a good old boy, et cetera, but I look like Dwight Eisenhower compared to some of these people.
MATTHEWS: Yes. I think—I think they need pizzazz and they might find pizzazz of a sort from Bachmann, and yet they still need a candidate who can beat Barack Obama and that means pizzazz plus substance. And I don't think they've got both in any of these candidates. Have you, Ron—pizzazz and substance?
REAGAN: No, I don't. No, there's not a lot of substance there period. But, you know, pizzazz, yes, very short—in very short supply over on the sane wing of the party there.
MATTHEWS: Yes, I know.
REAGAN: The Mitch Daniels and the Pawlentys and all.
MATTHEWS: OK. Howard, it's great to have you.
Ron, as always, take care.
Up next: a top nuclear scientist says the crisis in Japan is a reminder that here in the United States, the nuclear industry has been taken over—while the agency is supposed to be regulating the nuclear industry has been taken over by the industry. That's not a good sign with the foxes guarding the henhouse on something that we're looking at right now, nuclear power.
We'll be right back with that hot one, on MSNBC.
MATTHEWS: Well, Bill Clinton's back on top. The new Pew Poll shows the former president matching an all-time high in his own favorability ratings. Catch these numbers: 67 percent of Americans, that's 2/3, say they have a favorable opinion of our 42nd president. That's as high as it's ever been since Pew started polling back in '99.
We'll be right back. Congratulations, Mr. President.
MATTHEWS: Back to HARDBALL.
Today, two workers in that crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan were hospitalized for radiation exposure when they stepped into contaminated water that then came in contact with their skin.
And you're looking now at the first pictures ever out in the public of the interior of the nuclear plant that's been leaking radiation for nearly two weeks.
Here at home—and this is important to everybody watching—the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's inspector general, the IG report shows nearly 30 percent of our nuclear power plants fail to report equipment problems that can pose substantial safety risks. That's in "The Wall Street Journal" today.
And separately, a nuclear plant worker in Tennessee has been charged with lying about plant inspections.
So, given all that, how safe are we here in America? Can the NRC, the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, keep us safe?
Arjun Makhijani is president for the Institute of Energy and Environmental Research.
Arjun, thank you for joining us, sir. It's great to have an expert on.
You know, there's been a lot of concern, and you're one of the great experts in the country. So, we'd like you to take time.
You've watched all of this, what does it tell you about us? What can we learn from the dangers that are really imminent now in Japan and are hurting people already? What does that tell us about how we're doing?
ARJUN MAKHIJANI, INST. FOR ENERGY & ENVIRON. RESEARCH: Well, I think I'm very dismayed that the NRC has reacted with considerable complacency. It's not enough to order a paper study. Just this Monday, this week, while this tragedy is going on in Japan, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a license extension for Vermont Yankee, exactly the same kind of plant that's about the same age, for 20 years, without even taking a pause for the—without even taking a breath and saying we have to revisit these licensing decisions.
The spent fuel pool at Vermont Yankee has got somewhat more spent fuel in it than all four of the spent fuel pools in Fukushima put together.
MATTHEWS: And what does that tell you, given the experience of what happened to the spent fuel and how vulnerable that was to exposure and becoming very dangerous? What does that tell you?
MAKHIJANI: Well, the NRC has known the dangers in the United States since a 1997 study was done for it about U.S. reactors by the Brookhaven National Lab. That study estimated damages at somewhere in today's dollars between $900 million and $700 billion, and maybe up to tens of thousands of excess cancer deaths.
And the NRC has essentially dismissed that as a low probability and not ordered the emptying of the spent fuel pools as much as possible. At Vermont Yankee, they issued a license extension without ordering the emptying of a spent fuel pool that's really chockfull. And that could—that has more long-lived radioactivity than the Chernobyl reactor.
MATTHEWS: Let's talk about American regulatory policy. You know, that there's different views in this country, as you know, sir. You're in the business. Republicans tend to be not very strong on regulation. Democrats tend to be much tougher on it.
We saw what happened with BP down in the Gulf, that MMA, the Minerals Management Agency there, division of Interior, was not very good apparently at really being a regulatory agency. They were basically pro-industry. They were looking out for promoting the oil industry rather than regulating it. The wrong people who were in there, there's a lot of revolving door stuff going on.
Is that the situation with the NRC?
MAKHIJANI: Well, I think the NRC allows an excessive amount of for self-inspection and self-reporting, and it has almost led to a very severe situation and serious situations here.
We have to remember that this is not regulating just any kind of industry. This is regulating an industry where if there are severe accidents, large areas could become uninhabitable and where the insurance only covers $11 billion, but where the damages could be in the hundreds of billions.
So, let me give you an example of this self inspection. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission knew that reactor vessel heads, the lid of this pressure cooker, are vulnerable to corrosion in some cases. They had an example that in France, they were worried about this and replacing the vessel heads. Yet, they allowed self-inspections.
They had indications that a Davis-Besse, a plant near Toledo, there were deposits of this corrosive material on the reactor vessel head and they did not shut the reactor down and order an inspection. And when it was shut down for refueling, they discovered a hole the size of a pineapple with a third of an inch between a blowout of that vessel head and safety.
MATTHEWS: OK, bottom line, sir—are we safe in this country from nuclear disaster?
MAKHIJANI: Well, you know, we—I have to say like everybody else that the probabilities are low, but the NRC is reluctant to impose costs on the industry that are reasonable, that would greatly increase safety. And it's had official studies from Brookhaven, from the National Academies, and it should accept those recommendations and do the needful. It's not doing that.
MATTHEWS: Well, Arjun Makhijani, thank you so much for coming on and great to have your expertise. A lot of people in this audience out here I know very well are worried about it. And thank you for giving us your expert testimony.
When we return, "Let Me Finish" with why there's so little support in this country for the American mission in Libya. You'll figure it out. It isn't hard to figure it out. Democrats tend to be anti-war; Republicans tend to be anti-Obama.
You're watching HARDBALL, only on MSNBC.
MATTHEWS: Let me finish tonight with why there's so little support for the Libya campaign.
It doesn't take a genius to realize that the Democrats are generally anti-war. Nor to understand why so many Republicans are failing to back the president's effort to prevent a bloodbath by Gadhafi.
Let's talk about the Republicans. President Bush said we shouldn't blame Muslims for 9/11. Senator McCain said that President Obama is a good American. Neither of these sentiments are typical of the Republican Party today.
Forty-six percent of Republicans, just about half, now believe President Obama is himself a Muslim, 46 percent—and they don't mean that as a compliment. Fifty-one percent of Republicans believe President Obama was born in some other country.
Well, given the Republican Party's attitude toward Muslims, given that half of them don't think Obama is a true countryman of ours, why would they back an effort by President Obama to save lives of Muslims over in Libya?
Mitt Romney now says that Obama doesn't believe in America and what it stands for.
Mike Huckabee says recently that Obama was brought up in Kenya, grew up loving the Mau Maus.
Newt Gingrich said this Mau Mau background of Obama's is the best predictor of his policy choices.
Want to know what Obama thinks, what he's going to do next? Think about the Mau Maus and what they would want to do. That's what Newt Gingrich is saying.
Michele Bachmann long ago dismissed the president as downright anti-American. She said it right here on this show—anti-American. To add to this drumbeat from some on the right that the United States is being taken over by Sharia law—that our laws are being construed to mandate strict adherence to the Koran.
I can't remember when the foreign policy of this country was so shrouded in this kind of hateful atmospherics. People believe that the president is not really an American, that he's a Muslim and therefore one of them, one of those over there in Africa and the Mideast, plotting against us. Just listen to Glenn Beck sometimes if you can, or Rush Limbaugh, and their relentless hatred of foreigners, the president being one of them as they say.
Of course, they don't back Obama in this difficult effort in Libya. Ask them if they support anything Obama does. Ask them if they support any effort to save Arab lives.
Sarah Palin, back from her day and a half being trooped around by the right-wing in Israel, says the United States should have no say whatever in an effort to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians. We should just rubber stamp every Israeli settlement in the Palestinian territories. This is like Huckabee's statement that there's a Palestinian state, it just can't be in Palestine.
This hatred of dismissive hatred of the Islamic world, this dismissive hatred of our president, whom half of the Republicans believe is of the Islamic world is the kind of bumpkin, anti-foreigner thinking that makes any sort of U.S. foreign policy discussion with this crowd a joke—at the very time we need to be deadly serious in what we're doing in the world.
That's HARDBALL for now. Thanks for being with us.
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Domaine Pierre Gaillard
Pierre Gaillard is one of the most respected vignerons in the Northern Rhône. He had worked previously for both Vidal-Fleury and Etienne Guigal before starting out on his own and then received great reviews when he first started producing in the mid-eighties, his first vintage being 1987.
From the precipitous Medieval village of Malleval, Pierre surveys his fine granitic vineyards of St. Joseph, Condrieu and Côte Rôtie with experienced eyes. He produces around 18,000 bottles of red St. Joseph each year from just under 40 hectares. He is particularly skilful in using oak to coax luxuriant and extremely seductive flavours, but flavours that never lose sight of the individuality of their originating terroirs.
His St Jospeh Blanc is unusual in that it is entirely made from Roussanne, its more usual partner, Marsanne, eschewed in a successful quest for aromatic harmomy. The wines spend six months in 10-20% new oak prior to bottling, adding weight and richness to the final wine.
Pierre had always been fascinated by the beauty of the Banyuls countryside and by the huge potential of the terroir. In 2002, he purchased the old estate of Pagès and went into partnership with a former member of the local co-operative Jean Baills and his son Matthieu.
Jean and Matthieu not only brought their wide knowledge of the terroir, the local weather and the history of the cru but also about 15 hectares of vineyard containing mostly old Grenache and Carignan vines, as well as plantings of Mourvèdre, Syrah, Vermentino and others. All these have been added to the original seven hectares of the Domaine Pagès, and new plantings have been under way since 2003.
The Magenca is a red Collioure blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and Carignan which has spent 15 months in barrel, 30% of which was new oak.
Côte-Rôtie is one of the most famous of the northern Rhône appellations, with some single vineyard cuvées now selling for the same prices as First Growth Bordeaux. It is the northernmost outpost of the Syrah grape.Côte-Rôtie translates as 'roasted hillside', as the south-facing slopes are exposed to the maximum-possible sunlight. Vines have been planted here since Roman times, although the appellation was only created in 1940. Today it covers 500 hectares, with 276 hectares of vineyards stretched across eight kilometres.
Phylloxera devastated vineyards in the late 1800s and Côte-Rôtie's fortunes remained in the doldrums for another century. After the War, a farmer would receive double the price for a kilo of apricots as for a kilo of grapes, hence vineyards were grubbed up and wine production became increasingly smaller.
It has only really been recognised as a top-quality wine-producing area since the 1970s, with Guigal being the main impetus behind its revival. The two best slopes, Côte Brune and Côte Blonde, rise steeply behind Ampuis and overlook the river. The Côte Brune wines are much firmer and more masculine (the soils are clay and ironstone), whereas the Côte Blonde makes wines with more finesse and elegance due to its light, sandy-limestone soil. Both the Côte Brune and Côte Blonde vineyards rise to 1,000 feet, with a gradient of 30 to 50 degrees.
The wines are made from the Syrah grape, however up to 20 percent of Viogner can be used in the blend, adding finesse, elegance and floral characteristics to the wine. Viognier ripens more quickly than Syrah and the appellation rules stipulate that the grapes must be added to the fermentation – rather than blended later. The best Côte-Rôtie are very deep in colour, tannic and spicy, and need 10 years to evolve and develop.
There are nearly 60 official vineyards (lieux-dits); the best-known are: La Mouline, La Chatillonne (Vidal-Fleury, owned by Guigal) and La Garde (Rostaing) in Côte Blonde; La Viallière, (Rostaing), La Landonne (Guigal, Rostaing) and La Turque (Guigal) in Côte Brune.
Styles vary from heavily-extracted tannic wines which need many years to soften through to lighter, supple and less-structured wines which do not require extended bottle ageing. The most famous wines of Côte-Rôtie are Guigal's three single-vineyard cuvées: La Mouline, La Turque and La Landonne. These are aged in new wood for 48 months, and demand for them amongst connoisseurs and collectors is significant, leading to prices sometimes comparable to Bordeaux First Growths.
Recommended producers: Guigal, Gerrin, Rostaing, Ogier, Burgaud
Best vintages: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 1999, 1991, 1990, 1985
A noble black grape variety grown particularly in the Northern Rhône where it produces the great red wines of Hermitage, Cote Rôtie and Cornas, and in Australia where it produces wines of startling depth and intensity. Reasonably low yields are a crucial factor for quality as is picking at optimum ripeness. Its heartland, Hermitage and Côte Rôtie, consists of 270 hectares of steeply terraced vineyards producing wines that brim with pepper, spices, tar and black treacle when young. After 5-10 years they become smooth and velvety with pronounced fruit characteristics of damsons, raspberries, blackcurrants and loganberries.
It is now grown extensively in the Southern Rhône where it is blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to produce the great red wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas amongst others. Its spiritual home in Australia is the Barossa Valley, where there are plantings dating as far back as 1860. Australian Shiraz tends to be sweeter than its Northern Rhône counterpart and the best examples are redolent of new leather, dark chocolate, liquorice, and prunes and display a blackcurrant lusciousness.
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November 19, 2015
Providing food for the holidays and the rest of the year
Posted in Windermere Foundation by Marilou Ubungen
It's that time of year again when many of our Windermere offices are out in their communities helping to collect donations and raise money for their local area food banks. Many people rely on the food they get from food banks to feed their families. Don't know where to go to donate? You can check with your local Windermere office to see how you can help.
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November 05, 2015
Windermere Foundation Quarterly Report Q3 2015
Posted in News from the Foundation by Christine Wood
Many people in our communities struggle each day to have their most basic needs met. But thanks to contributions from Windermere owners, agents, staff and our community partners, the Windermere Foundation has been able to donate $1,359,000 so far this year to organizations that provide services to low-income and homeless families throughout the Western U.S.
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July 18th, 2013
Watch Robin Roberts' touching speech at ESPYs
Robin Roberts wanted to be a sports journalist in an era when women, let alone women of color, weren't seen in that role.
But, as the "Good Morning America" co-anchor told the audience at the ESPY awards Wednesday, she doesn't let fear stop her.
The inspirational media figure was honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage award, a recognition given to someone who reflects "strength in the face of adversity, courage in the face of peril, and the willingness to stand up for their beliefs no matter what the cost."
Roberts, who was radiant in a red gown, graciously accepted the award with a speech that has become one of the night's most memorable moments.
"I realize there are many worthy of holding this honor. Others who have exhibited far more courage, strength and resilience," Roberts said. "It's humbling for me to represent you tonight. I draw strength from you. You give me the courage to face down any challenge, to know that when fear knocks, to let faith answer the door."
Roberts has been a living example of that philosophy as she's faced two life-threatening health problems. The sports journalist and broadcaster was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, and then with a rare blood disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome in 2012.
After receiving a bone marrow transplant with the aid of her sister Sally Ann, Roberts was able to recover and return to "GMA," stronger than ever.
"Those of us who are fortunate to have overcome some form of illness or adversity are told that we are strong. I didn't find that strength on my own," she said Wednesday. "It was the kind that grew with every kind word of support - every tweet, every email, every phone call. ... Through it all, I learned that strength, true strength, isn't when you face down life's challenges on your own, it's when you take them on by accepting the help, faith and love of others and knowing that you are lucky to have those."
After the ceremony, Roberts tweeted that the ESPYs were "memorable for many reasons," not the least of which being the graciousness of the athlete who introduced her, LeBron James:
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Will Jon's head explode? Will the 3D rain live up to the hype? Find out now.
Milla Jovovich fans, get your towels ready. The first batch of photos from "Resident Evil: Afterlife" have finally arrived! Is it sad and grossly pathetic that I own all three movies on DVD? Probably.
There's something vaguely disturbing about the new one-sheet for Tom Six's twisted human drama "The Human Centipede (First Sequence)". As soon as this thing hits DVD, I'll be the first in line to pick it up. Does this make me a sick, demented bastard? I certainly hope so.
If you're as crazy about this current wave of extreme Japanese gore flicks as I am, chances are you'll love this snazzy collection of photos from Iguchi and Nishimura's upcoming action/gore epic "The Mutant Girls Squad". These chicks can kick my ass any day of the week.
In worrisome news, the upcoming "Nightmare on Elm Street" remake is heading back under the lens for re-shoots after recent test screenings. So far it looks like it will only affect a small diner scene that doesn't involve Freddy, but re-shoots are never a good sign.
The fourth installment for the "Resident Evil" franchise, "Resident Evil: Afterlife" has been pushed back to January 2011. If you're curious for behind the scenes action on this 3D sequel, be sure to follow Milla Jovovich on Twitter as she tweets her way through the shooting of the film.
Good news for you "Dexter" fans; thanks in large part to John Lithgow, the fourth season of the show continues to set records for Showtime. This past Sunday's episode pulled in over 2.1 million viewers. You can pretty much count on our favorite little sociopath coming back next season.
From the laugh out loud news desk, Brittany Murphy has been fired from the upcoming thriller "The Caller", mere days into shooting. She's now officially been replaced by "Twilight" vixen Rachelle LeFevre.
We can finally put to rest one worry about the upcoming "Wolfman", asthe MPAA has officially given the movie an R rating for bloody horror, violence and gore!
Little birdies are telling me that the trailer for "The Wolfman" will be hitting the internet today. However since I get up at the crack of dawn like an old man, it's not up yet. Check back for updates???
ABC is at the top of the heap when it comes to picking up "Clive Barker's Hotel", the series being written by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. It also turns out that McG's production company is in talks to produce, with the possibility that old G might take a hand at directing down the line.
A movie that doesn't exist yet, "Resident Evil: Afterlife", has a release date set for August 27th, 2010. That's a little more than a year away.
Say what you will about the people behind "Saw", they they sure know how to make awesome posters.


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"My Father's Last Game" Translated into Chinese: Betsy Small's Traveling Board column in the March 29 E-Journal, "My Father's Last Game" has been published in China, on the sina blog and major go websites, as well as in the publication Sports Fan, which has a circulation of about 150,000. "Some readers told me they were in tears after reading the story," Simon Guo, who translated the article, tells the E-Journal. "Me too."
Cool Players: "I could be mistaken, but the men in that photograph (Go Photo: Cool Game 4/22 EJ) look like Igor Grishin (left) and Maksim Tikhomirov (right) from the Russian Go Federation," writes Nikolas. " Alexandre Dinerchtein sent me more photos of them" on the All About Go blog.
"Liking" Iwamoto's Go Centers: Noting that "The Seattle Go Center is in serious jeopardy because the Nihon Ki-in has decided to sell the building that has housed it since its inception" and that "the unilateral manner in which the decision was made raises questions regarding the future of all of the Iwamoto Go Centers," NY Go Center Board member Roy Laird is urging go players to "like" any or all of the three Iwamoto Go Centers that have Facebook pages: The Seattle Go Center, The New York Go Center and The European Go Cultural Centre. "This public groundswell of support could open the door to a more effective partnership between the Nihon Ki-in and Western Go," suggests Laird.
Cotsen Correx: Myung-wan Kim is 9P (not 3P as mistakenly reported in our 5/2 post In Appreciation: The 2012 Cotsen Open Team), Chris Sira was the Tournament Director. Our apologies for the error and oversight.


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7 Money Moves for a Smooth Return to Life as a Civilian
If you're considering leaving the military, remember that you'll face some key financial decisions -- from paying higher taxes to finding new life insurance -- when transitioning into civilian life.
When you decide to leave the military, you'll face a series of key financial decisions, especially in an uncertain job market. Because valuable benefits you receive on active duty will disappear, tricky calculations are needed to decide how much you'll need to earn as a civilian to match your military pay. A job that seems to offer a higher salary could leave you less well off once you factor in lost tax breaks and benefits. With less job stability, having an emergency fund takes on added importance. But you'll also benefit from programs to help veterans.
SEE OUR COMPLETE GUIDE: Personal Finance Tips for Military Families
Prepare for a Bigger Tax Bite
If your state of legal residence while in the military has no income tax, moving as a civilian to one that does could be quite a financial shock. And no matter where you live, you'll lose your tax-free housing allowance. Keep the new reality of your finances in mind when negotiating the salary for a new job, for example, or deciding how much you can afford for a house.
David Kless, 47, retired in July 2011 as a captain in the Navy, and quickly discovered that a civilian job with a higher salary doesn't necessarily translate into more spendable cash. Kless moved every few years throughout his military career—starting at the Naval Academy in the mid 1980s, followed by postings in Georgia, South Carolina, California, Rhode Island, Japan and Virginia, and six months as a supply officer deployed to the Persian Gulf on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. He never paid state income tax while on active duty.
But that ended when he took a civilian job at Fort Belvoir, in Virginia. His housing allowance, which had given him about $2,500 per month tax-free, disappeared. "Now, a big part of David's retirement check goes to pay the taxes and make up for the housing allowance," says his wife, Teresa, a civilian finance officer.
Replace Your Life Insurance
Members of the military have access to inexpensive life insurance. Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) costs just $312 per year for the maximum $400,000 death benefit. But that coverage expires 120 days after you leave the military. During the transition, you can convert your policy to Veterans' Group Life Insurance with no medical examination.
That can be a good deal if you have a medical condition that might make it tough to qualify for life insurance in the open market. But VGLI is a lot more expensive, and the price rises with age. For those age 30 to 34, $400,000 in coverage costs $480 per year; the price gradually rises every five years until age 75. If you're healthy, you may find a much better deal on your own and be able to lock in a fixed rate for 20 or 30 years. Shop for coverage at least six months before you leave the military, so you have time to get VGLI coverage if you don't find a better option. Get quotes for individual policies at www.accuquote.com or www.lifequotes.com. For more information about VGLI and SGLI, visit www.insurance.va.gov/sgliSite.
Replace Your Health Insurance
If you retire after 20 years in the military, you'll qualify for health care in retirement, although you may still want to buy supplemental insurance. If you leave before putting in 20, health-insurance premiums can be surprisingly steep. Even if you get a job that provides insurance, you'll probably have to pay at least part of the premium yourself, in addition to out-of-pocket expenses, such as deductibles and co-payments.
If neither you nor your spouse has a new job with health insurance, you can sign up for the Continued Health Care Benefit Program for up to 18 months. (This is similar to the COBRA benefits available to civilians who leave jobs.) You have 60 days after you leave the military to enroll in the CHCBP, which costs $1,065 per quarter for individuals or $2,390 for three months for families. Even at those prices, this can be a good option if you have a medical condition that makes it difficult to qualify for coverage.
As with life insurance, though, if you're healthy, you may find a better deal on your own. To check, get quotes for policies at eHealthInsurance.com. You can also get more information about health insurance policies available in your state at www.healthcare.gov. If you buy on your own, you can lower premiums by choosing a high-deductible policy and pairing it with a health savings account. You can deduct money you put into an HSA, and it comes out tax-free if it's used to pay your medical expenses, including that high deductible.
Check the Department of Veterans Affairs Web site to determine if you are eligible for VA health care.
Protect Your TSP
You can maintain your retirement account even after you leave the military, which can be a good deal because expenses are so low. Or you can roll the balance into a new employer's 401(k) or an IRA, to get access to different investments.
If you roll TSP money into an IRA or another plan, keep track of any contributions that were made with tax-free combat pay. A portion of each withdrawal from the new plan will be tax-free to account for the tax-free contributions. Go to www.tsp.gov for details.
Build Your Emergency Fund
A stash of safe and accessible cash is even more important once you move into a civilian job that may be susceptible to layoffs. Keep at least six months' worth of expenses in a money market or savings account.
Take Advantage of Transition and Education Resources
The transition office at your installation will explain the procedures you must follow when you leave the military, the benefits you'll receive and the resources available to help. But it's a good idea to do additional research on your own. Talk with someone who has already left the military and ask about financial surprises.
The military community-service office on your base and the Army Career and Alumni Program—there are similar programs for the other branches—offer valuable resources to help with the transition and new-job search. The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service program is packed with resources to help veterans find jobs.
Reassess Your Retirement Savings
When you're close to leaving the military, you'll have a much better handle on how much of a pension and other benefits you'll receive. Once you gather those numbers, you can calculate how much more money you'll need to save to ensure a financially secure retirement (the calculators in the tools section at Kiplinger.com can help you run the numbers). Doing this calculation can be a quick reality check about how much money you need to earn from a post-military job.


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Female voice: "It doesn't say. A lot of places are closed today. It's sort of a holiday."
Male voice: "That's bullshit. He should know better. What if a patient needs him?"
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|Hawn is a librarian who picks up a hitchhiker which leads to nothing but trouble. She becomes involved with San Francisco detective Chase in an effort to expose a plot to kill the Pope during his visit to the city. Also involved is Moore as an English orchestra conductor with some kinky sexual leanings. Chase is charming (no mugging here) and Hawn both bubbly and brave. A big winner at the boxoffice; features Barry Manilow's hit tune "Ready to Take a Chance Again."
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Scientific Name: Erodium cicutarium
Also known as: Red/White Stem Filaree, Stork's Bill, Heron's Bill
Family: Geraniaceae
Filaree are winter annual members of the geranium family. Filaree has a shallow coarse taproot. The feather like compound densely-haired leaves form from a prostrate basal rosette. The leaves consist of 5 to 9 opposite leaflets which are deeply cut. The leaves of white stem filaree are broader and the leaflets are less deeply cut than red stem filaree. Stems are also hairy, grow low and spreading. The flowers of filarees form umbrella shaped clusters which are pink to purplish in color and contain 5 petals. Filaree reproduces by seed. Filaree is found in Canada and the United States and is abundant on the west coast. Filaree is usually found on dry sandy soils.
For physical removal of plants in turfgrass areas, hoe or dig up as soon as rosettes are recognized.
To control red or white stem filaree in turf, make your post-emergence herbicide application to plants that are actively growing and in the seedling to flower stage of growth. A good turf management program which includes irrigation will also help to prevent infestation.
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Thomas Kinkade Lit Musical Crystal Candle With Moving Train
First-ever Thomas Kinkade crystal candle with flickering tea light topper, festive village inside, moving train, holiday music. Limited edition.
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There's no sight more inviting than the soft glow of candlelight at Christmas and no artist like the Painter of Light to capture such charm - a festival of lights reflected in shimmering crystal. Now, you can celebrate the season with this first-ever Thomas Kinkade crystal candle featuring three holiday treasures in one!
Exclusively from The Bradford Exchange, this limited-edition Thomas Kinkade holiday keepsake is a musical tabletop centerpiece shaped like a candle and handcrafted of multifaceted genuine crystal, meticulously hand-painted, dusted with glittery snow and crowned by a flickering electric tea light. Inside the candle sits a festive Thomas Kinkade village that lights ups with the flip of a switch as a miniature train circles around the candle and a medley of Christmas carols plays. For the perfect finishing touch, some of Mr. Kinkade's most enduring holiday scenes decorate the base. Strong demand is expected. Order now!
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- First-ever illuminated musical Thomas Kinkade crystal candle with a moving train available exclusively from The Bradford Exchange
- Shaped like a candle, this Thomas Kinkade keepsake is handcrafted of multifaceted genuine crystal, meticulously hand-painted, and dusted with glittery snow
- It lights up! At the flip of a switch, the flickering electric tea light on top of the candle lights up, as well as the Thomas Kinkade village buildings inside the candle
- It moves! A miniature train circles around the base of the candle for added charm
- It plays music! Plays a medley of caroling favorites, including "Deck the Halls," "Jingle Bells," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and more
- Thomas Kinkade's holiday artwork from "Victorian Christmas," "Victorian Christmas II," "Victorian Christmas IV" and "A Holiday Gathering" is vividly recaptured on the base
- Powered by AC adaptor (not included) or 2 "AAA" batteries" (not included)
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Are you ready for zero gravity robotics?
There has never been a robot competition like this. ESA is launching the Zero Robotics competition for students, asking them to create rival programs to control miniature satellites. The final tournament is set for the International Space Station!
This fight is not about muscles and weapons, but about brains, intelligence and agility. These small, bowling-ball-sized spherical satellites are Spheres – Synchronised Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites. They are already used by NASA inside the Space Station to test sets of instructions for spacecraft performing autonomous rendezvous and docking.
Three free-flying spheres work together inside the Space Station. They are self-contained, with their own power, propulsion, computers and navigation.
The results are important for satellite servicing, vehicle assembly and formation-flying configurations.
If you think it sounds simple, we encourage you to try!
Now in Europe: Zero Robotics
The Zero Robotics competition was created in 2009 by the Space Systems Laboratory of the renowned US Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Building brand-new miniature satellites that meet all the Space Station safety requirements would be expensive and time-consuming, so the competition is about coding: competing sets of commands will be fed into existing satellites and tested in real time on the Station.
The first competition took place in December 2009.
In 2010 more than 150 students in 10 teams from schools in the Boston area, where MIT is based, worked for five weeks. After semi-finals on Earth, the winning robots confronted each other in the Space Station in August.
This year, ESA will expand the competition beyond the US by inviting up to 25 schools from its member states to take part. Each school will be assigned a local Spheres expert, who will be trained at MIT over the summer at ESA's expense.
ESA has already selected three hubs in Europe: University of Aachen, Matheon (an initiative between four universities for applied mathematics in Berlin), University of Padova and Politecnico of Torino.
Each local expert can select up to five local schools to train in Spheres programming. If your school is local to one of the hubs in Europe and are interested in participating, please contact the education team (details below).
If the pilot proves successful this year, ESA anticipates including larger numbers of participants from all over Europe in the subsequent competitions.
Three steps to victory
Spheres is directly linked to the Space Station, which makes it more exciting for the students. Getting aboard the Station will require collaboration between teams from different schools and will involve three phases.
The first step is a computer simulation of the game played on a server at MIT This will reveal any major mistakes in the coding.
The next phase is an online game on a 2D platform using real Spheres at MIT's flatbed facility. This is an opportunity for teams to test their algorithms under realistic conditions.
The final phase is on the Station, where the programs from the winning groups will be uploaded and run in the satellites.
The competition on the Station will be shown live at ESA's ESTEC technology centre in the Netherlands.
Ladies and gentlemen, start your grey cells!
For further information, please contact:
Nigel Savage
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Michelle Duggar Pregnant Again: Mom on TLC's '19 and Counting' Expecting 20th Child
Michelle Duggar and husband Jim Bob of the reality TV show "19 Kids and Counting" are expecting their 20th child. The parents of the super-sized family revealed the news Tuesday on the "Today" show.
"I was not thinking that God would give us another one, and we are just so grateful," Michelle said on "Today."
The Duggar mom was surprised about her 20th baby. However, she expressed major enthusiasm about the new addition. "We are so excited," the unsuspecting mom said.
When the Duggars appeared on the "Today" show last June, it was the longest Michelle had gone without being pregnant in 20 years. She confided in "Today" host Meredith Viera backstage that her two-decade long baby-making period might be coming to a close.
The Duggars do not use birth control and have left their family planning up to God.
Michelle's pregnancy with her latest child was a dangerous one. She suffered from gallbladder problems as well as pre-eclampsia. Doctors delivered daughter Josie three and a half months prematurely. Baby Josie weighed only one pound and six ounces at birth and endured a series of health emergencies including a perforated bowel.
Now, the 19th Duggar child is a healthy toddler who turns 2 this December. Michelle is healthy as well. She reportedly has been working out five or six days a week.
"I'm really in better shape than I've been in 20 years," she said.
"The precious life that we see here is not a coincidence," Michelle Duggar told "Today" last summer. "I just know that it is a miracle. I don't take that for granted. I know that God is the one who gives life, and I'm just so grateful and thankful. We would welcome another if He saw fit, but we'll wait and see."
The dad broke the news by lining the huge family up on the home's staircase for a photo. He said, "Smile – Mom's going to have another baby!"
The Duggars' 19 children consist of nine girls and ten boys. Ranging in age from 23 years to 23 months, they are: Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace, Josie.
The family lives in Tontitown, Ark., and "19 and Counting" airs on TLC.


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My daughter has so many cute friends, but unfortunately not many of them live close to us.
I decided to make her something to help her feel closer to her girlfriends that live far away. I saw a paper doll garland on Pintrest that sparked an idea.
This garland was super simple and cheap to make. The most expensive part was the fabric stiffener I used to make the dolls stand upright. I used scraps of fabric for the dresses. One important thing, as I have said before, is to use good felt. I have a local quilt shop that sells quality felt. Search one out. It will make a lot of difference in your end product.
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Bertelsmann will nominate five directors to the Board of Penguin Random House and Pearson will nominate four. John Makinson, currently chairman and chief executive of Penguin, will be chairman of Penguin Random House and Markus Dohle, currently chief executive of Random House, will be its chief executive.Interestingly, with Pearson's big acquisition of EmbanetCompass (for $650mm in cash) earlier this month the company also said that they would be somewhat limited in the amount they could spend on future acquisitions given the size of the EmbanetCompass deal. The Random House deal does not appear to improve that situation and the press release specifies that neither party may sell their shareholding in the combined business for three years.
In reviewing the long-term trends and considerable change affecting the consumer publishing industry, Pearson and Bertelsmann both concluded that the publishing and commercial success of Penguin and Random House can best be sustained and enhanced through a partnership with another major international publishing house. They believe that the combined organisation will have a stronger platform and greater resources to invest in rich content, new digital publishing models and high-growth emerging markets. The organisation will generate synergies from shared resources such as warehousing, distribution, printing and central functions. Pearson and Bertelsmann intend that the combined organisation's level of organic investment in authors and new product models will exceed the total investment of Penguin and Random House as independent publishing houses.
The two companies believe that the combination will create a highly successful new organisation, both creatively and commercially, with the breadth and investment capacity to deliver significant benefits. Readers will have access to a wider and more diverse range of frontlist and backlist content in multiple print and digital formats. Authors will gain a greater depth and breadth of service, from traditional frontlist publishing to innovative self-publishing, on a global basis. Employees of the new organisation will be part of the world's first truly global consumer publishing company, committed to sustained editorial excellence and long-term investment in a rich diversity of content. And shareholders will benefit from participating in the consolidation of the consumer publishing industry without having to deploy additional capital.
Finally, this is the big Trade House deal we've been waiting five years for. Will there be another?


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Louisa Shorts Blue Mini Stripe
You have found the perfect tailored short that can be dressed up a for a special occasion with our Lily Shirt, Neve Shirt or Maya Tank or worn everyday with a T-shirt and flats.
Featuring a curved waistband to sit comfortably on most figures, four pockets and tapered leg these shorts will become your go to item for everyday wear.
- Curved waistband
- Button and zip closure
- Mid rise
- Two front pockets
- Two back pockets
- Our model is a statuesque 180cm (5'11)
- Front rise approx 30cm (Size 12)
- Inside leg approx 25cm
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Not sure of your size? Please check our size guide.
ella & sunday is committed to customer satisfaction. We understand that buying clothing online is convenient, however it doesn't give you the chance to try things on first, and sometimes items just don't fit or suit you.
You may return full price items bought online within 21 days of purchase for a full refund or exchange. *Note: the refund is for the item/s and does not include the postage charges. We will also ship your exchange back to you, for free! *Full price items only.
To lodge a return, visit our Returns Page here
*Please Note: Charity Cosmetic Bags and Gift Vouchers are not refundable.
Returns on Sale Items
Sale items (including items purchased using a promotional discount code) can be exchanged, or returned for a store credit to be used online for your next purchase. All sale items for exchange must include a self-addressed pre-paid satchel so we can return the exchanged item to you.
How do I return products to ella & sunday?
When you place an order we send you a confirmation email to let you know when your parcel is on its way. In this email we also include a link to an electronic returns form. You can also find a link to the form here. On this form you can add the items that you'd like to return and choose how you'd like your return to be processed (refund, credit note or exchange).
Once you complete the Returns process, please print your finalised return form and include it with your parcel. This form helps the process to run smoothly at our end and includes our return address.
What if I don't have my confirmation email anymore?
You can access your Order History or opt to Return an item from our web site. To access this information, simply login to your account – where you can view your order history. If you checked out as a guest and don't have a login, contact us to find your invoice number.
When returning an item, we ask that the garment has not been worn or washed, all labels are attached and that you take care to protect the garment when posting. If concerned, please return goods via registered mail to ensure their safety as we do not take responsibility for goods lost in transit.
If you would like to exchange an item - it is a super idea to drop us an e-mail or phone call to let us know what item you are after so that we can put it on hold for you. Please make a note of the particular style in question. We are happy to hold items for one week. The last thing we want is for it to sell out before your return arrives!
What if a product is faulty?
We take great pride in our product so we certainly hope that you never receive a faulty item from us. If, on the rare occasion, this does occur please contact customer service on 07 5455 5656 or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com to let us know and we can either send out a post bag for you to return the product or refund your postage when the parcel arrives. If available you can request a replacement or refund for the product.
Within Australia, we deliver all our orders to you using compostable satchels reducing our carbon footprint!
- When you spend $150 or more at ella & sunday, we will ship your order to you free!
- When your order is less than $150, we will ship your order for a flat rate of $10.
- If you need your order quickly, there is an express option, with a flat rate of $15.
- Where possible, please use a fixed address and not a PO Box.
We aim to have your order to you within 4 working days – this can be quicker if you live in South East Queensland and may take more time in more remote areas. A tracking number will be emailed to you once the order has been fulfilled.
Damage or loss in transit is rare, however if it happens we will take responsibility for it. Please call us to organise the return of damaged goods or to report that a parcel has not arrived within the above timeframes.
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We have a $15 flat rate delivery fee for customers in New Zealand. Parcels take up to 7 days to reach New Zealand and may be subject to import taxes or duties. A tracking number will be emailed to you once the order has been fulfilled.
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